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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Woodward + Turner Shaft (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc (Past Producer)Unknown - Gold (Prospect)Unknown - Feldspar (Past Producer)Unknown - Gold + 2 more nearby (Prospect)Unknown - Lead (Past Producer)Vogts Prospect (Prospect)Pratte Diggings (Past Producer)Niedringhaus Deposit (Past Producer)Frank Scott Diggings (Past Producer)Smith Prospect (Prospect)Unknown - Manganese (Past Producer)Avon Prospect + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron-Pb-Ni-Cu-Co (Past Producer)Swansea Copper Mine + 1 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead (Past Producer)Swansea Mine (Past Producer)Cornwall Copper Mine + 4 more nearby (Past Producer)Unknown - Iron (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Zinc-Copper-Iron (Past Producer)Saline Valley Mine (Past Producer)Peter Naeger Prospect (Past Producer)Unknown - Lead-Cobalt-Nickel-Copper (Past Producer)Peerless Mine and Mill (Producer)Naeger Bank (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
28 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Woof’s favorite find

Sainte Genevieve

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Silver) and 3 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as past producer for Copper. Minerals mentioned: Pyrite, Copper, Silver. Approx. location 37.900, -90.150. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

30
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

5
Prospect

Explored or test-dug, with no recorded production.

1
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Chalcocite 2Chalcopyrite 2Cuprite 2Galena 2Malachite 2Tenorite 2

Commodities

Lead 14Copper 12Iron 7Zinc 7Feldspar 5Nickel 3Gold 3Cobalt 2Calcium 1Manganese 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Cornwall Copper MineCopperChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, TenoritePast Producer37.902, -90.149
Sainte GenevieveCopperChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Malachite, TenoritePast Producer37.900, -90.150
Avon ProspectLeadGalenaPast Producer37.755, -90.216
Naeger BankIron—Past Producer37.924, -90.032
Swansea Copper MineCopper—Past Producer37.971, -90.197
Unknown - FeldsparFeldspar—Past Producer37.836, -90.287
Pratte DiggingsFeldspar—Past Producer37.850, -90.226
Unknown - Iron-Pb-Ni-Cu-CoCopper, Iron, Lead, Nickel, Cobalt—Past Producer37.733, -90.215
Smith ProspectIron—Prospect37.747, -90.233
Saline Valley MineLead—Past Producer37.755, -90.127
Woodward + Turner ShaftLead, Zinc—Past Producer37.936, -90.379
Unknown - LeadLead—Past Producer37.869, -90.133
Unknown - GoldGold—Prospect37.829, -90.305
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer37.916, -90.389
Unknown - GoldGold—Prospect37.845, -90.257
Niedringhaus DepositFeldspar—Past Producer37.828, -90.230
Dobschutz DiggingsFeldspar—Past Producer37.843, -90.250
Vogts ProspectCopper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc—Prospect37.744, -90.261
Unknown - LeadLead—Past Producer37.780, -90.193
Herzog MineCopper—Past Producer37.958, -90.181
Swansea MineCopper—Past Producer37.954, -90.174
Frank Scott DiggingsGold, Iron—Past Producer37.813, -90.230
Unknown - Lead-Cobalt-Nickel-CopperCobalt, Copper, Lead, Nickel—Past Producer37.749, -90.108
Unknown - Lead-Zinc-Copper-IronCopper, Iron, Lead, Zinc—Past Producer37.808, -90.134
Peerless Mine and MillCalcium—Producer37.990, -90.079
Unknown - ManganeseManganese—Past Producer37.927, -90.214
Unknown - CopperCopper—Past Producer37.900, -90.143
Unknown - LeadLead—Past Producer37.781, -90.262
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer37.942, -90.341
Unknown - Lead-ZincLead, Zinc—Past Producer38.091, -90.317
Avon MineLead, Zinc—Past Producer37.754, -90.207
Unknown - FeldsparFeldspar—Prospect37.845, -90.262
Peter Naeger ProspectIron—Past Producer37.923, -90.117
Cornwall Copper MinesCopper—Past Producer37.907, -90.146
Unknown - IronIron—Past Producer37.763, -90.143
Ste. Genevieve Mines (Cornwall, Chicago, Swansea, Crow, Herzog)Copper—Past Producer37.900, -90.150

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 9 fossil collection records in Ste. Genevieve County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

St. Francois County · Perry County · Madison County · Jefferson County · Iron County

Missouri mineral guides

Back to all Missouri counties.

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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